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NewBeefFarmer · 07-06-2013 08:29PM

LG. . . .Lifes Good today. . .

Marooned75 · 07-06-2013 09:36PM

Flat out three in convoy on road this evening

renandstimpy · 08-06-2013 11:18PM

Muckit wrote: »

Looks lovely stuff and a grand low trailer to be loading How many were you bringing 60?

It looks great feeding value. Did you stack them in the shed loose? I hope the neighbours aren't wondering is there a new pope being elected in your yard this morning.... any white smoke?!?! :P

cheers muckit , brought 2 loads of 100 (3 lines over ladder rack) and one load of 50 .
ya i stacked them loose for sure ... a Fellow in the next village lost a shed and 2000 bales of hay a month ago where they reckon it self ignited and i would not mind it was last years hay , he had only moved some of it from another shed he needed for cows the week before .:(
no pope elected yet thanks be to God .:)

bob charles · 09-06-2013 10:23AM

jobs not to be at in 27c heat,

moy83 · 09-06-2013 10:28AM

Fine calf with that cow in the backround

Muckit · 09-06-2013 10:29AM

Ya tractor cabs would need air con this weather bob. What's the other stuff piled against the wall behind trailer of bales in other photo?? Is that it being put in with loader? Do you use soyabean as a protein source?

Muckit · 09-06-2013 10:30AM

moy83 wrote: »

Fine calf with that cow in the backround

Yes I had him spotted. Some calf... and he a Hereford?! he's very well made

Just looked again, he prob a Simmental bull calf

bob charles · 09-06-2013 10:33AM

moy83 wrote: »

Fine calf with that cow in the backround

one of our many unplanned pregnancies, hereford bull, will grab a picture as he is a nice old style animal, 25% success rate this year with heifers calving and cows

, its shameful, and really annoys the crap out of me

moy83 · 09-06-2013 10:40AM

bob charles wrote: »

one of our many unplanned pregnancies, hereford bull, will grab a picture as he is a nice old style animal, 25% success rate this year with heifers calving and cows , its shameful, and really annoys the crap out of me

At least that one will leave a few pound , he is pure beef man .
When you are buying heifers that are in calf is there any profit in making up a group of them and finishing them as their calves are fit for weaning and then selling / or finishing the offspring ?
I was thinkin of trying it out with a few to see what its like

bob charles · 09-06-2013 01:41PM

moy83 wrote: »

At least that one will leave a few pound , he is pure beef man .
When you are buying heifers that are in calf is there any profit in making up a group of them and finishing them as their calves are fit for weaning and then selling / or finishing the offspring ?
I was thinkin of trying it out with a few to see what its like

all the heifers are bought not incalf these are the ones that are the immaculate conception.:mad::mad:, if everything went right they would be okay but from a finishing point of view if you were getting one live calf from every 2 heifers calved you would be doing exceptionally well unfortunately this isn't the case and I think we lost 2 or 3 heifers this year (1 section and heifer died 10hrs later even though we taught it was done perfectly) and another found dead who was due to calve. I would be much happier if they were never incalf as they cost us allot of money, as the heifer is now a cow and would have to be kept for 6 - 9 months longer than planned

renandstimpy · 09-06-2013 03:33PM

bob charles wrote: »

all the heifers are bought not incalf these are the ones that are the immaculate conception.:mad::mad:, if everything went right they would be okay but from a finishing point of view if you were getting one live calf from every 2 heifers calved you would be doing exceptionally well unfortunately this isn't the case and I think we lost 2 or 3 heifers this year (1 section and heifer died 10hrs later even though we taught it was done perfectly) and another found dead who was due to calve. I would be much happier if they were never incalf as they cost us allot of money, as the heifer is now a cow and would have to be kept for 6 - 9 months longer than planned

Sorry moy could you not put them back on previous owner if not declared in calf ....... and your entitled to be reinburst for feed costs over winter if bought through mart ...... we did last year and good job they sectioned her a month later with Bob calf

hoseman · 09-06-2013 06:39PM

A field that was reclaimed a number of years ago.Father always sais nothing could be done with it.Took a couple of years with track machine and dozer.First time in three years I could top it in one go,pity I do not have before pictures,First time to upload picture.

hoseman · 09-06-2013 07:00PM

fertiliser spread on same field

naughto · 09-06-2013 07:24PM

he all have fine tractors we have a ford 1600 thers no need for air con as it took off down a hill on its own rooled a few times and then hit a wall.no one hurt thank f1uck,it landed the right way up we turned the key on her and away she went,its burning oil like theres not tomorro since but its still going:D:D:D

ABlur · 09-06-2013 09:41PM

Some pics of a bit of haymaking and silage wrapping from this weekend. First time since 2006 that we got round bales of hay.

naughto · 09-06-2013 09:47PM

ABlur wrote: »

Some pics of a bit of haymaking and silage wrapping from this weekend. First time since 2006 that we got round bales of hay.

i may have made that machale bailer as i used to work for them a good few yrs back.i used to allways check the one that where doing ours to see if i did and then hope to god it dident break down or i would have never heard the end of it

limo_100 · 09-06-2013 10:46PM

bob charles wrote: »

all the heifers are bought not incalf these are the ones that are the immaculate conception.:mad::mad:, if everything went right they would be okay but from a finishing point of view if you were getting one live calf from every 2 heifers calved you would be doing exceptionally well unfortunately this isn't the case and I think we lost 2 or 3 heifers this year (1 section and heifer died 10hrs later even though we taught it was done perfectly) and another found dead who was due to calve. I would be much happier if they were never incalf as they cost us allot of money, as the heifer is now a cow and would have to be kept for 6 - 9 months longer than planned

why dont you sell them as cows with calf at foot??

bob charles · 09-06-2013 10:48PM

limo_100 wrote: »

why dont you sell them as cows with calf at foot??

because most of them have dead calves at foot:( and usually the herd is restricted with TB so animals can be returned to previous owners.

just do it · 10-06-2013 01:37AM

bob charles wrote: »

because most of them have dead calves at foot:( and usually the herd is restricted with TB so animals can be returned to previous owners.

Finishing cattle, continuing to buy heifers despite years of them turning up in calf, restricted with TB, too high a SR leading to housing during the time of year with maximum growth rate - BC, you may need to reappraise your business model?!

bob charles · 10-06-2013 08:05AM

just do it wrote: »

Finishing cattle, continuing to buy heifers despite years of them turning up in calf, restricted with TB, too high a SR leading to housing during the time of year with maximum growth rate - BC, you may need to reappraise your business model?!

its very hard to make a blind man see:cool:, I will take exception to saying that there is maximum grass growth as at the moment it pathetic. I was looking at spring wheat last evening that has gone backwards over the last week

munkus · 10-06-2013 08:37AM

hoseman wrote: »

A field that was reclaimed a number of years ago.Father always sais nothing could be done with it.Took a couple of years with track machine and dozer.First time in three years I could top it in one go,pity I do not have before pictures,First time to upload picture.

Beautiful field. When you say reclaimed, I take it that it was wet? Cant see a stone for miles in either picture

Kovu · 10-06-2013 03:01PM

Well.......F*CK.:mad::o:mad:

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Bar is bent due to short cut btw

Conmaicne Mara · 10-06-2013 05:17PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Well.......F*CK.:mad::o:mad:

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Quadboys golden opportunity

redzerologhlen · 10-06-2013 06:07PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Well.......F*CK.:mad::o:mad:

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What am I missing thats wrong in that pic

hoseman · 10-06-2013 06:56PM

munkus wrote: »

Beautiful field. When you say reclaimed, I take it that it was wet? Cant see a stone for miles in either picture

Sorry when I say reclaimed ,it was all Humps and hollows if you drove in to them it would have broken every type of machine.It was coverd in whitethorn bushes,flaggers, and rush.The driver of the bulldozer heaped the top soil,leveled the subsoil and put back the top soil then.3 wks to do approx. 4 acres.Will need about 3 drains that is the next job to do on it.

Kovu · 10-06-2013 07:23PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

What am I missing thats wrong in that pic

Bent the bar by taking a gap too short.

1chippy · 10-06-2013 07:32PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Well.......F*CK.:mad::o:mad:

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Bar is bent due to short cut btw

Would i be right in presuming thats a weedlicker and do you find them any good.

whelan1 · 10-06-2013 07:34PM

1chippy wrote: »

Would i be right in presuming thats a weedlicker and do you find them any good.

never heard much about weedlickers up around here either

bbam · 10-06-2013 08:21PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Well.......F*CK.:mad::o:mad:

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Don't be too stressed.
Now it's an offset weedlicker.

Kovu · 10-06-2013 08:43PM

bbam wrote: »

Don't be too stressed.
Now it's an offset weedlicker.

Ha, not much use with our fields, will straighten it in the morning.
Chippy it's a bit of a c*nt is what it is, it does rushes for us does the job great. :P

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